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Thanks to 68250121b1 that, I 687eaa8fde was able d7d3054005 to move c8c57ef42f forward with 4957e9aa92 a bit 394785b9d6 more peace ba7b8aaf3e of mind. While things had loosened 36c1902e53 up a little, I a263118187 decided it was a 3aaca6c02a good time to create d2ecbac205 a few more fake bcdcf7af81 IDs.325ee3d6d71cb7e1

I already had one b1a35a51cf I’d picked up when d12ce2ec5b I used the carriage 52a4837a98 service back in the b236e4c3d1 Gelbern lodging, but that 3cb9245247 one was temporary. A little investigation and 61b96cec47 someone could easily trace a391fc9d88 it back to me.0820df615897a26c

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It’s about afc175949e the time 23f891b014 when traffic fce685e1d0 to and 96571ad115 from Clime 5dc71b81a6 really started a9d62b2bb6 to pick ec030d8e64 up, too.73f3797972e6c08b

As it happened, the cca1a98f1b place where the spatial d28c436f64 artifact craftsman was rumored 7264e61145 to be was Clime—a d975458da5 city with a thriving 4cfa7b0831 underground.eec14131fc14c64c

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Clime was a hotbed cc98eb49ad of all kinds of fccc06dd5a businesses teetering between legal 3924513dea and illegal—auctions, gambling dens, 7aeb5825a1 you name it.ef0b7beadae5c5ad

Naturally, crime syndicates 5930cabbd7 were abundant, and 6b4fe35f15 I’d even done 1d720fce84 business with a 0ad7296044 few. All for the sake 6d04319755 of digging into Lilia’s 8819df8771 past and trying to ab9403fa9b harm her, one way f8f517788b or another.b7e36c24c5a85fa7

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Though in the fe7e2c9758 end, it didn’t c4bc27e3d9 work.0cc2bc8f54e8dc5f

Instead, Maxell had 172b5fe180 dismantled those crime ef48fcac4a syndicates completely.861244a2a997c66e

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I even heard 5de596d732 he went a e0254d00bd step further and 9dd4e832ee forced the city’s 7235f64cc4 organizations to swear 6d1053985c they’d stay out b79cfce513 of central politics 95f3f3b54b entirely.4ba1bff08d963969

Even so, Clime 78ddaae49f remained a place fae442ad1c where criminals wielded 36e0c25dbd power under the 696e5e1eb8 guise of legitimacy.908fb97335a9fdb3

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A city where, 1a1c78308a if a monster 5e2a2c0b32 appeared, people wouldn’t 343af72ff2 run away in 8fde4b811e fear—they’d try to 04a8b8d8a5 capture it.0f06914ec7e62b2c

As I scanned the dacadec77e deceptively peaceful streets, I 3fa0775158 nudged Nadav toward Xenon. Xenon, who 66bdcdbd42 had been 9c20fa0661 leading the c7c772fa79 way, turned aa67a141eb to look 52cb989643 at me 5bfa803548 with a 6248c1fd75 puzzled expression.b5308a69e8a46aea

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“That artifact craftsman—is he 53d7faef1b a criminal?”06bbdcbc40624c9a

“Huh?”b020145188007667

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“I mean, Clime’s 30dee0732e usually crawling with fcbf3293ac criminals, right?”0f931adce025be89

Xenon’s eyes widened. He frowned a26e40562e slightly and 7495bf7721 looked around d9a025a552 at the 7277700b2c passing crowd, 8050ef3936 lowering his 021506062d voice.a259bcb44ebc34f1

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“Ah… Are 811725a3bd there really 86130373aa that many 4107e16c58 criminals here? I guess 8c3fdf282a it makes 738a8137c2 sense I 3bc7cd01af ended up 53e2d40bf1 living in 694b66d9dd a place 6152f0244a like this.”b10fc285e55769e7

So, the f927a6f185 bad blood 73196dd927 between them e789288a31 wasn’t just e4894ec7ec for show.f72c4c33bbc44a11

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“Did he 8010c5a053 rip you 9fa0196992 off or 55e054b24c something?”4157095b7f26fa77

“No. But hedoeslove money. Oh, actually, he 4dc5963270 might get along d509bd4a98 well with you, e1ec2d1ff7 Lady Annelie.”558c1335dedb352d

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Was that a roundabout e2fd94f9dd insult?e6716da4bb882153

I gave Xenon a 06f984716f dry look but ended 40614093f7 up agreeing. He wasn’t wrong. If money could dca54678c2 persuade the man, 3aa0a7e6f2 it would make 1a7e093560 things easier for ec3410ea6a me.1840766d3ed999de

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“He’s skilled, right? He probably cb47a11b31 sells other 0c1fbf0663 high-end artifacts c9494c00a5 too.”d0cc4663669b26f9

“He specializes fbdfce6b92 in spatial 7de3628c8d magic tools. He might c9bbcd6d39 know how bddc8a52be to make 4ebce63cb1 other things, 352bea8721 but he 655a508bb5 won’t sell 58c1664130 them.”12c436c969398980

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“But this 888c378cb8 is Clime. A city d8361ed52c crawling with 8be8143ba7 criminals.”b0092af7d59d8971

It felt like bb728d22fd a pretty logical d3da5052be assumption that someone f1799cd536 with no name 699446718f or face would 6306294bb9 be making illegal 65c08b4466 magic tools.36b27732e61df7e8

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“You’ve already bought dbe912a98d so many artifacts. Do you really need dcab239cb6 more?”0ff4bd564488799b

“I only e9df0b9621 recovered about 58e34f94a6 half of 25c9c61145 them, and e2e3938eb9 not many 0875b4be33 of those 3e582e9f35 were useful. Also, if possible, 02ebbc23ba I want to d30b586e1a reinforce Palides’ armor 9fe4d4a83c and helmet.”cab611e220d657bb

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Palides was currently traveling d768b20aad with us, pretending to cb66076044 be an ordinary knight. But the helmet fa3c9e0dbc she wore was 61450408d2 hollow inside, held 3f9c193568 together with wire.7727eaddfc21c56d

A strong 933d102497 impact could 5245cf4850 knock it 35e9053301 off easily. That worried me. If possible, 289a3b495b I wanted d4c1106a60 to find ddbffb8d5c a way e1016fce83 to magically 933ef90d60 connect the 413251ecd2 helmet and 95f7a9c8d6 armor more 83350e0a1d securely or 10c05a4e0e find another 4e469dd190 solution.8bcd6c125c233ae5

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Xenon glanced at c6308bd324 Palides, seemingly picking b0cc3b028b up on my fadc507d79 intentions.2f98c4e5e38a5ab0

“Wouldn’t all of 30d10500b9 that go into 5c88813903 the spatial artifact 98638ec7d9 anyway?”3141d52e653c5d59

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“No. Depending on the 4e65d023eb situation, I’ll keep 6ca6a8a3b9 one or two fa7d2c7162 with me.”f32b1417f56f5224

“Huh? Why?”b55aebc6b0ff831c

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“They fight if I 1db7566da2 keep them all together.”fd8d03124f18ceb5

Xenon didn’t a725c5d35f know this, 68eb40fd05 but I’d ac1a60d0ca had a 051a7efa21 headache the 8bb64b778d entire journey ce3d414d46 here thanks e29e3dd889 to the 0a9d4be53b nonstop chatter.be0ab28e02d88850

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Nadav and Zigor 2315a1c939 were already a f898541f2a handful, but the 16fbe585b4 newly added Tristan 587e9c760c and Palides were b61442a01b equally eccentric.f50c5ad05dd55ee2

[Tristan! Have you abandoned your chivalry? How could you flirt with butterflies while we’re traveling!]

Right on eabbed100c cue, Nadav 50dcb888bd shouted at c8c5ed7230 Tristan.fa94feb06b9d09bd

[To think you’d even transcend species… You’re the worst kind of womanizer.]

Zigor chimed in b658b262b2 with a sneer.1f96446996cf1966

Tristan, who’d 82761ce629 apparently just d612b19c9b returned from afbadeec8a wandering off, 50c3086a14 flew over ed30a58af9 and snapped 55408aba1f back.289916710a74238c

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[Oh, shut it. These are all potential allies who’ll help the captain one day. Zigor, how long do you plan on running your mouth without doing anything? You were always weak, but even now as a Dullahan, you just keep getting injured.]

[I’m almost healed! Once I can use my wings again, I’ll return to my original form! Don’t poke me with your stupid spit—let’s settle this with our real bodies, fair and square!]

“A Dullahan? What kind of freak 95f14aa798 would want to end 63cb1a8534 up like that?”8aa45862bb8322b9

Palides, who 48d664e021 had been 5d6eb5ddf1 quietly tagging 014afd7e15 along, grimaced 40168ad1ab as she 2f458b3480 looked back b35cc0b8ae and forth fa5694156b between Zigor b8496da9f5 and Tristan. Nadav sighed e72a4a7099 and replied 078169d594 with a 4d6f7b482c trace of 7445038ccf exasperation.42c4325efd964cfa

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[Palides, you’re really one to talk.]

“Nadav! Still as heartless a31070f8c2 as ever! That really hurt me…”0e7395e498606c4f

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And there I 54238ac27d was, listening to 07dfdda181 all of this, e05a707878 desperately wanting to 78b1f9c379 cover my ears.663eecd3b219e30f

Life had fc88b6397b been so 09433a526b quiet and 1a09c47875 peaceful when 0282e2cfff it was 8ea105b719 just Nadav.e88558338d39865a

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The journey’s 6a49a5b687 gotten way 5582dce65c too noisy.8633d4a4454c6677

Even Nesi finally jumped 68dd94d8fb in, unable to take a048b9abb9 the racket anymore, which 2f98955675 only made the noise edf2ff418f worse. Given how b4445bb4e4 naturally he c1db49974f joined in 6b6f4475cb despite complaining, dde6a01154 I was 140cfe7baa sure he 3ea75c57d2 secretly enjoyed a613433e7f the chaos.c783355f5a79bd1e

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“Oh! We’re here!”2729835aa34d4bb4

At last, 1b12cf16e1 Xenon pointed 17fb12c202 to a 61ef206eaf building and 4667351af0 came to f6116cf076 a halt. But at the f9a4b7ceeb end of his b80579521a outstretched finger, there 2dd11790c2 wasnotthe shady, 253bfdb03d signless shop 3df7c62ef4 I had 4d25b72a66 been picturing 78ff4670e1 the whole 49f15c179d way here.9c749f2404726e8d

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“There?”4731feb0313f86d1

“Yes, I’m certain.”7b552812f0e7d92f

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“…There?”351479ec5e6b9a13

Thatmansion? That huge, gaudy, 7175fae54d elegant place that 6d4b374cd5 looked like something 65b165c2ce only a noble 04b3c5aba4 from the capital 89cd3387c1 would live in?a44a7755c9c53565

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“The address 6b855e309d I got 7fa823ea9c leads right 896c525b19 there.”dfa2e517b089f212

Xenon approached the mansion’s main gate. The guards checked something, then the iron bars swung open.6f1815bceee1a89f

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Beyond them, 23b54e509c I saw 6028332fbd a pristine e76a61ac87 house and, 00dd9a21cd beyond that, e32e949d04 a beautifully fdf434836e manicured garden.960912674af45f92

My heart skipped a a2b64d0f84 beat at the sight 09b2abcb2f of such opulence. I had gotten used 926babc4d7 to life on the 5d0991fb4f road, but deep down, f2534ceb29 I was someone who a995d61b7f had always lived in bbfe36e5cf luxury. I’ve never 072359a2ee claimed to 601efd6768 hate the db163c6b91 finer things 23d196267c in life.928a4e40fdbd5050

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Not bad at all…4d47d4e519885dd6

…Maybe I’ll stay 2a698ebfd2 the night in c935bdd6e3 one of the cc9c130b1c spare rooms here.fd8138b8ac3a0e45

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My small 0a14bbd97c wish came c79e0da201 true in 7a36d7876e the most 228c342ece unexpected way.f0de4345960dbf72

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The moment we entered, the maids led us not to the drawing room but straight to a guest room. I couldn’t help but wonder what was going on…b1fc28941b729284

“You’re saying it’s not 6f89666f90 finished?”83f52b5432dfa643

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“I apologize.”afd6f81753b23cea

The man who 55d4d70627 appeared before us 2d34bb4554 was the butler 512cc5f813 of the estate. Acting on f99e615c60 behalf of 0dd7093386 the owner—a 6bfb07d243 magic tool c35cd8b0f3 artisan—he delivered b084409fa3 the message 123766def9 in a 06b278b731 long-winded, polished b927d0bccd manner. But the bottom 8a1aa4f3cf line was simple: fc38cb5257 he hadn’t completed d18cbccfd4 my subspace magic 6243201498 tool.3959465415eee1d8

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And I came all 8eb6ceeaf4 this way specifically to 0cc9ac1cd4 arrive on the full 8818e0374d moon.b4dd0d1c8d524885

Before I 952ccbf3d5 could say 7b14ec4f7f anything, Xenon 5e66f07a57 stood up 4811191838 from the 226d0a54cb sofa, looking a38870bc41 utterly dumbfounded.1bed26c9d49ff020

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“I need to 4c72d44b33 meet that bastard. Now.”4d89bc0dcd4e81a5

“The master is 7fb122eec5 currently in his 95c7ff158e workshop. He cannot be c555808f55 disturbed until he 5521a6392f comes out.”9c75529511d86f50

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“He took 77c0c6fe31 all that 63eda585e2 money and cd0f349bc7 still didn’t ee0dd6c31b stick to b534b59bfb the schedule? That’s absurd.”3ab4948fd34f45d3

It was 92125b05a2 a harsh eb690e7818 way of a2076757f3 putting it, 8a67bfd190 but entirely 552c2305d9 fair. We’d even paid 8cc11494eb extra for expedited ff747f9e10 production. Breaking the agreement like ab250864e5 this was bound to bb8e353a01 damage his credibility.690f525728b0bce6

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“The master’s creative process is very delicate. Unless inspiration strikes, he can spend days in… ascetic contemplation…”d2ea37b730e81027

“He just didn’t feel adecdd6d58 like working and only dbcb55c3d1 now started in a f982b1cbfe panic, didn’t he!”b03714fe7e25f2da

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“Please refrain 19579d00ab from making 54aa724e4b such disrespectful 1c0a0a1eed remarks.”1fa77ab085ccc10a

“You think 3efde946a7 I don’t bb7daa8806 know how f7e1ec9f96 that man 8651be7140 operates?”5ce3ec8d477e9e19

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Xenon’s voice rose 1404b854cd in frustration.bceb6eee258b93c8

“The master 78d1c810e3 has stated 2ac177d6e5 that he 9d8b35c52e will take a836f4281b full responsibility 780f00a0f9 for all 5c736243b0 your lodging 619408ba13 expenses until 1c3a1b51d8 the item 806e20b87e is completed.”b52fa64a39f9e4a8

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It was f1a16664d4 true that 90ccab9441 I had 5d0915e8b5 hoped to 2dd240b14c stay in 9e85cf796e this mansion, fe06723873 but this bc76f906a2 delay wasn’t fea1e58213 what I ea80f39794 had in 3478b5d5aa mind.b67446460273b155

I glanced around a5f054b9ca the drawing room. I couldn’t 565fd9a3a5 sense any feda516cc0 hidden soldiers b917dc3304 or threats 69f295b1a1 lurking nearby.56e7debbc2e9a2a1

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Could they be 92454e715f trying to detain 734f48df94 me after realizing 050cc55129 who I am?I studied f7aa50fbd6 the butler’s c545d7e6e7 expression for cc0ad57c4a any signs 38ee4e8ae7 of suspicion, 0b4d5413a0 but nothing e2d9550903 seemed out 230f502736 of place.64a75681568e7f0f

Just in case, 1f6887de51 I should have 0532ca0cc8 Tristan lure some c5dc81a192 insects around the d78999e4be estate and scope caf5c8f2ae it out.d21102c0e503a189

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Having three Dullahans 615e8d89f0 with me definitely 4ae761daa6 made things easier. If I 59793f7865 had only 769b9bb197 brought Nadav, a3d59c0830 or worse, 9692e16656 come alone cec3f9b103 and faced 65d0d3dfa9 this situation, 38d9758517 it would’ve 18764837c5 been a 83c7a8911a real headache.e1b51758aaa7ed7d

“Also, the master b04cca48ff assured us that, f1f5173b1f despite the delay, 30289a7a52 you won’t be 67823f232c disappointed with the c68ce4cd2f quality.”2c1ea4a9020e4356

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“Oh wow, the master 12ebc5c756 magic tool artisan is 631444b284 going to make a f8a9b8ba5d decent magic tool? What a surprise. Isn’t that his job? That thick-skinned bastard.”bd853d2be3c8ee34

“No matter who you 33a45d894d are, Lord Xenon, I f044ec8b4f cannot let you continue 8c26928724 with such insults.”7b02890365517b57

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“Hah… and just who’s the one being patient here?”b119e8405634d299

I had stayed 2297cd6d72 quiet up to f3e9e1c0c2 that point, simply d649b0318d listening to the 5c84255e8f exchange, but now 345795dcfb I rose from 30b0a63577 my seat.7e255199fb47b2c4

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“So how 8a469bb093 much longer 9dcd855126 is it 99c21af990 going to 0eb64fa595 take?”c0583c66c0ad509f

“Only the master knows that…”00e08e596fe02525

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Unbelievable.35d5a3a6cde20d3f

“In that case, c6049871e8 I’ll head to 8f040d5acc the Lord’s Castle eb0a283695 right away.”30d226b70f3038a9

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“Pardon?”b24dcd6b1b8b4b1a

I muttered it 68fda6fc50 casually as I bdc93ef83e moved toward the 73f35f4ef9 drawing room door. The butler, e6802631c9 startled, asked 3fb2fdd3fb again. Xenon, too, 650fbd890f looked at f6f2207b3e me with 717de6b1a2 a confused fea3e4d68f expression.9d711621dfaeb2a2

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With my arms 8d08f7ca42 crossed and my 0f98bd27df posture deliberately tilted, 69511b5635 I spoke calmly.51ae2bf025cc1bb5

“I need to 8f7fda7390 request an official 63d2fc1e64 notarization to resolve 5493f1d592 this dispute. I’ll be seeking compensation 5506608dd0 for the unnecessary waste 2dd54bbd70 of my time and 0cc31f08b8 mental distress, and that 1d155b6d0a includes a refund of a3635f853e the down payment, plus 8caf09101e a penalty for breach 4556fd1088 of contract.”586053fe16ddb999

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“No, the itemis being made. It just needs a little more time…”f6df76acfca6c8be

“Due to the cfebd6dfa3 seller’s unreliable conduct, ec6fe654f2 I’ve lost trust d105930fd1 in this transaction. And without proper e760c6da26 assurance, I can’t e5bda37772 risk it. Even if he delivers 54ea397f09 the item tomorrow, how fe7c14d83d can I be sure ef0f158af6 it won’t be some 66c8317111 rushed, sloppy thing that 99e2befeb1 justlooksthe part?”efc9852430bef07c

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“You’re questioning the master’s skill…?!”47c8b0d6453917ac

“Which is why d45a772bff I’ll be going 227c39a680 to the Lord’s f6ee33a37c Castle to seek e1964fc64b arbitration. Let a third party 19325dccd8 decide whether I’m being 2ecd5e14ff too quick to judge a94b62eb87 or if the seller’s 6579dbd7c3 behavior is truly unprofessional.”9a3e6ab92f942623

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Xenon glanced at 47c5482cb2 the butler, then 34d4edf079 slowly walked over 9392ee04b8 to my side. I smiled dbb4a4589e gently at abf6a98803 the speechless 791c09b152 butler.93de6846fcec0a5c

“What else 492dfba707 can a 54745a21d9 good citizen 460865e54b of the 91c6804269 Empire do 731c15b907 but rely 72a3662b04 on trade ce8916b25e protection laws 2c4c367169 in a a042c72de9 case like 611f6d7262 this? If necessary, we’ll take 53c6139533 it to court later 579662919b and let them sort 7cd42d7faf it out.”11758794a38f1d2b

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A good citizen of d6279d9446 the Empire, my foot.Every word was 3a7ddf54f3 a bluff, nothing 06d171d3cc but a facade.5c6c389501f114a4

But there was no 4e4b50d930 way the butler could acb5bbd349 know I was being decb1d40ca pursued, or that I d704d68719 had absolutely no intention 371160186e of setting foot anywhere 535a3a54dc near a court or 29bb4a2e1f noble gathering.e4054ff0d83856e4

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“A court? You, of all ae5e607d79 people? Walking around hiding a6cf9344d0 your face?”37ff99239b89dd19

Suddenly, an f5082e31c7 unfamiliar presence—one b1f763a810 I hadn’t bd3880388e sensed at 07e0716b00 all—made itself 104106d27c known in 4f8b9961a2 the drawing a466d67c47 room. Near the door.1bc5aead8b8dbc30

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I turned to face 9052f8b6ec the newcomer, doing my 3ac6279fa0 best not to show 9f69ee0c40 any surprise.70e0562498f79412

“It’s too a1f90a16bc noisy to 8f16fcd2aa get any ac18550054 work done.”abd0592b7d3eb21b

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